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A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and…A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and…
A godly and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Jude, containing threescore and six sermons preached in Cambridge by that reverend and faithful man of God, Master William Perkins, and now at the request of his executors, published by Thomas Taylor, preacher of Gods word ; whereunto is prefixed a large analysis, containing the sum and order of the whole book, according to the authors own method, to which are further added, four brief tables to direct the reader ...A godlie and learned exposition upon the whole epistle of Iude, containing threescore and sixe sermons preached in Cambridge by that reverend and faithfull man of God, Master William Perkins, and now at the request of his executors, published by Thomas Taylor, preacher of Gods word ; whereunto is prefixed a large analysis, containing the summe and order of the whole booke, according to the authors owne method, to which are further added, foure briefe tables to direct the reader ...
London: printed by Felix Kyngston for Thomas Man, 1606
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More particularly this grace of love is two-fold: first, that whereby man loveth God: secondly, that whereby man loveth man. In the former note two points: first, what it is; namely, a motion of the heart, whereby it is affected to God, causing it to be well pleased in God, and his works for himself; as also to seek fellowship with God so much as it can. Secondly, note the measure of this love, which in Scripture is double: first, that which the law requireth, and that is the full measure of love, love in the highest degree, when man loveth God with all his soul, with all his strength, and all the powers of the whole man, so as in man no love can be above it; unto this all men are bound, yet no man since the fall can attain. Secondly, that which the Gospel describeth, standing in an unfeigned will, and true endeavour to love God, with all the heart, all the strength, and all the powers; which is a smaller measure than the former, yea and a qualification and moderation of it, yet to none but those that are in Christ. Whereby we come to the right understanding of divers places of scripture; as 2. King. 23.25. of Josiah: 2. Chron. 15.15. all Judah sought the Lord with their whole hart. These and such other places must be understood as they are qualified by the Gospel, in that they willed and endeavoured by all good means to seek God; yea this text also must be understood of this second measure, seeing the former being in the highest degree, cannot be multiplied, no not if men were glorified.
More particularly this grace of loue is two-fold: first, that whereby man loueth God: secondly, that whereby man loueth man. In the former note two points: first, what it is; namely, a motion of the heart, whereby it is affected to God, causing it to be well pleased in God, and his workes for himselfe; as also to seeke fellowship with God so much as it can. Secondly, note the measure of this loue, which in Scripture is double: first, that which the law requireth, and that is the full measure of loue, loue in the highest degree, when man loueth God with all his soule, with all his strength, and all the powers of the whole man, so as in man no loue can be aboue it; vnto this all men are bound, yet no man since the fall can attaine. Secondly, that which the Gospell describeth, standing in an vnfained will, and true endeuour to loue God, with all the heart, all the strength, and all the powers; which is a smaller measure than the former, yea and a qualification and moderation of it, yet to none but those that are in Christ. Wherby we come to the right vnderstanding of diuers places of scripture; as